Double dipping: Chinese synchronized swimmers hold their breaths and kick out their toes while performing a challenging routine at the Asian Swimming Championships in Dubai. The pair won the gold in the duet competition.

Hillary's crazy eyes: President Obama's plan to boost U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific by basing carriers and nuclear subs south of Perth is getting a lukewarm reception from Australia. Perhaps that explains the secretary of state's reaction to something Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett is saying at the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation in Cottesloe Beach.

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It's a dog-eat-dog world in Wolfgang Grensen's apartment in Luebeck, Germany. Without any cows to round up, Grensen's Australian cattle dogs Seven and Harlekin try to herd each other.

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A sign warns nonexistent traffic to stop in a still-flooded section of Bay Head, one the seaside New Jersey towns hard hit by Superstorm Sandy.

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When you've had one or four too many milks, make sure you have a designated driver take you home. (Safari zoo in Ramat Gan, Israel.)

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Right in the ol' Keisterbach: Italy's Luca Crecco (right) misses the ball, but he does manage to give Tim Hoelscher of Germany a kick in the pants during a U18 international friendly match in Kelsterbach, Germany.

All that work pays off: At Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium in Tokyo, Kenichi Ito - better known as the "Monkey Man" - shows off his Guinness World Records certificate after setting a new mark for running 100 meters on all fours - 17.47 seconds. Ito, 30, has trained for nine years walking and running like a monkey. No doubt he could beat Usain Bolt on all fours.

Pleased to meet you: Prince Charles greets senior parliament adviser Lewis Moeau in traditional hongi fashion - nose to nose and forehead to forehead - at the Government House in Wellington, New Zealand. The Maori greeting serves the same purpose as a formal handshake.

A difficult lie nearly gives John Daly a stroke at the UBS Hong Kong Open.

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Bloody tit-for-tat: Palestinians try to pull civilians out of a car buried in dirt by an Israeli air strike at Twaam in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Israel has ramped up air attacks in retaliation for rockets fired at Israeli targets.

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A gantlet of fumes: A Palestinian demonstrator sprints through clouds of tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces near Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Palestinians were protesting Israeli operations in Gaza Strip.